Status: 05/09/2022 01:54 am
Schleswig-Holstein has elected a new state parliament. With the provisional final result, the CDU comes as the strongest force with 43.4 percent of the votes, the SPD achieves 16 percent, the Greens are the second strongest force with 18.3 percent.
The Christian Democrats achieved 43.4 percent of the votes in Schleswig-Holstein in the preliminary final result. For an absolute majority they would have needed 35 seats in the state parliament, with this final result they get 34 seats. The SPD comes to 16 percent and thus reached a historic low. According to the final result, the Greens came to 18.3 percent, the FDP to 6.4 percent. The AfD is 4.4 percent and thus misses the re-entry into the state parliament. The SSW – as a party of the Danish and Frisian minority in the country anyway exempt from the five percent hurdle – achieved 5.7 percent.
Compared to the 2017 state election, the CDU gained 11.4 percent, according to the preliminary final result, and the SPD lost 11.3 percent. The Greens improve by 5.4 percent, the FDP loses 5.1 percent. The AfD deteriorated by 1.5 percent, the SSW increased by 2.4 percent.
Günther: “The result touches me”
Prime Minister Daniel Günther was received at the Christian Democrats’ election party in the Kiel Arena with chants of “Daniel, Daniel”. “The winner of the election is the CDU, that’s us, there can be no doubt about that. That’s an enormous vote of confidence. For me, that’s a result that touches me. I can’t remember when we had a result like that, that is 40 years ago,” said Günther happily. The result speaks not only for the CDU, but also for the government work of the Jamaica coalition, he said. “That’s why I say at this point that this trust and this support that we have received is also due to our coalition partners with whom we have worked. And that is why I would like to expressly thank the Greens and the FDP for the great cooperation.”
Cheering mood at the CDU: Daniel Günther achieved a clear election victory.
After the clear election victory of his CDU, he wants to hold talks with his previous coalition partners, the Greens and the FDP, about the next state government. It was “completely clear” to him that he was now holding talks with both parties, he said. Günther ruled out an alliance with the SSW despite a “very great relationship of trust”.
These coalitions would be possible
According to the preliminary final result, the CDU could achieve a majority together with the FDP – they would have 39 seats and would therefore be 4 seats above the required majority. For example, it would not be enough for a majority from the SPD, Greens and SSW.
The CDU could also go together with the Greens, then they would have an even bigger majority. A coalition with the SPD would also be possible, as would an alliance with the SSW, which gets four seats in the state parliament.
Losse-Müller: Haven’t been able to push through with themes
SPD top candidate Thomas Losse-Müller had already summed up after the first prognosis: “We ran against three parties who stood united. It was clear that it was a big challenge. We did not succeed in asserting ourselves with the issues .” The defeat was also his personal responsibility, he was the face of the campaign, Losse-Müller continued.
SPD state leader Serpil Midyatli is also disappointed: “It’s a bitter result for us. Of course we hoped for much, much more and it actually didn’t work.” Ralf Stegner, longtime leader of the SPD parliamentary group in Schleswig-Holstein, still wanted to encourage the top candidate: “I hope that Thomas Losse-Müller will not give up, but will attack again. And there is at least something positive: if the right-wing radicals are from the state parliament, then there’s at least a little reason to be happy.”
Voter migration towards the CDU
As the voter migration shows, the SPD lost 61,000 voters to the CDU, 37,000 to the Greens and 14,000 to the SSW. The 16 percent of the provisional final result is well below the minus value of the Social Democrats in Schleswig-Holstein (25.4 percent in 2009) that was valid until Sunday. Nevertheless, the SPD is still convinced that people in Schleswig-Holstein deserve more social politics. They stand by the fact that there should be no “business as usual” and want to continue to make policies for affordable rents, relief for families and consistent climate protection.
Heinold: Government work or tough opposition
“First of all, we are super happy to be the second strongest force,” said Greens top candidate Monika Heinold. “Now we’re going to see if the government’s work goes further. I’m assuming that we’ll be able to take on government responsibility again or make a tough opposition,” Heinold continued.
Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) congratulated Daniel Günther on an election victory. “It’s a very, very strong green result and Daniel Günther won the election.” Habeck also made it clear: “He will also know who he owes the good result to.” For Habeck, the extrapolation only allows for an alliance: “I think Daniel Günther is smart enough to see if two parties win the election and what the consequences will be.”
Buchholz promotes “centrist government”
“The CDU and FDP have more in common when it comes to the same content, in the policy areas. There is therefore the possibility of forming a government in the middle,” said FDP top candidate Bernd Buchholz. The percentages lost do not go unnoticed by the FDP either. “It’s a shame, we would have liked to have had more,” said Buchholz.
Harms: Best result in history
SSW top candidate Lars Harms is proud of the numbers: “We’re certainly not tipping the scales, it’s up to Daniel Günther how he decides.” The SSW is open to talks. “But first of all we are happy that we have achieved the best result that the SSW has ever achieved in its history,” said Harms.
Nobis: “We’re out”
For AfD top candidate Jörg Nobis, it’s the end of his party in the state parliament: “Times of crisis are times of government. Mr. Günther was able to benefit massively from this. I congratulate him warmly.” Internal disputes would not be appreciated by voters. He doesn’t think the hurdle was that high. He thinks it was mainly the federal political issue of Ukraine, which would have outshined the election and in which the AfD could not have scored, Nobis continued. Visibly moved, the top candidate in his parliamentary group said: “We’re out and I still thank you from the bottom of my heart for fighting.”
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